Black journalists have been especially impacted by broader industry shifts like layoffs, consolidation, and the targeting of diversity, equity, and inclusion, raising concerns about editorial independence, public accountability, and the future of local journalism in majority-Black cities like Baltimore.
ProPublica’s unionized workers are holding a one-day strike over generative AI protections, wage increases, and standards around layoffs. They’ve been negotiating for a contract for over 2 years.
As the Hawaiian Islands grapple with rising natural disaster and a news desert prognosis, a wave of community-stewarded projects centering Native Hawaiians and their values is trying to shift the culture of journalism on the islands.
The Fort Worth Reporters Guild voted 11-1 to unionize, and will begin working with management on collective bargaining for a contract.
Journalism professor Anita Varma on her forthcoming book, Solidarity in Journalism: How Ethical Reporting Fights for Social Justice, the limits of the advocacy vs. journalism conversation, and more.
Generative AI isn’t a real solution to the issues facing newsrooms. Students are right to point that out.
The Baltimore Sun ”once again disparaged … human reporters and their work” by publishing two AI-generated political analyses, the newspaper’s union said.
In the midst of attacks on Black press and journalists, Media 2070 charts a tangible future for Black narrative power and media reparations.
After “several funders did not renew their grants,” the Harvard-based hub making academia accessible to reporters cut its program director and managing editor positions.
After cutting around one-third of staff, the Washington Post says it will concentrate on “areas that demonstrate authority” — with a national reporting desk that is now overwhelmingly white.
